We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

Topics: Ovid Quotes

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up...

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up...

Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.

Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.

What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.

What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it...

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it...

All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil.

All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil.

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.

Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least...

Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least...

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has...

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has...

Time, motion and wine cause sleep.

Time, motion and wine cause sleep.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to...

Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to...

The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.

The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.

Neglect of appearance becomes men.

Neglect of appearance becomes men.

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard

Love fed fat soon turns to boredom

Love fed fat soon turns to boredom

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his...

Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his...

In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, but...

In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, but...